Discovery Box2 Kings 3:20
Context3:20 Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land. 1
2 Kings 8:16
Context8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah. 2
2 Kings 9:30
Context9:30 Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, 3 fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window.
2 Kings 19:9
Context19:9 The king 4 heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was marching out to fight him. 5 He again sent messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them:
2 Kings 25:22
Context25:22 Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over the people whom he allowed to remain in the land of Judah. 6
[3:20] 1 tn Heb “and in the morning, when the offering is offered up, look, water was coming from the way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.”
[8:16] 2 tc The Hebrew text reads, “and in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, and [or, ‘while’?] Jehoshaphat [was?] king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.” The first reference to “Jehoshaphat king of Judah” is probably due to a scribe accidentally copying the phrase from the later in the verse. If the Hebrew text is retained, the verse probably refers to the beginning of a coregency between Jehoshaphat and Jehoram.
[9:30] 3 tn Heb “she fixed her eyes with antimony.” Antimony (פּוּךְ, pukh) was used as a cosmetic. The narrator portrays her as a prostitute (see Jer 4:30), a role she has played in the spiritual realm (see the note at v. 22).
[19:9] 4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:9] 5 tn Heb “heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, ‘Look, he has come out to fight with you.’”
[25:22] 5 tn Heb “And the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left, he appointed over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan.”
